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Newton’s pro day shows why he shoulf be No 1


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Newton’s pro day shows why he should be No. 1

AUBURN, Ala. — Cam Newton had told me earlier Tuesday that he let me down at the NFL Scouting Combine and that he’d make up for it during his personal workout.

Consider Newton a man of his word. And if I’m the Panthers, I would take this quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick.

The main attraction of Auburn’s pro day put on quite the show before representative from all 32 teams (approximately 125 personnel folks), including five head coaches — Ron Rivera (Panthers), John Fox (Broncos), Marvin Lewis (Bengals), Ken Whisenhunt (Cardinals), and Pat Shurmur (Browns).

http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/08/newtons-pro-day-shows-why-he-should-go-no-1/?module=HP_headlines

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Gil Brandt is all over Cam Newton, no surprise there.

I did not get the same feeling from the workout but I did leave the ESPN broadcast feeling slightly better about him. Not enough to want him #1, but I'm not paid to make those decisions, either.

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Rob Rang, CBS

I'd give Newton's workout a "B." Considering I'd given him a D for the Combine, that's improvement. Enough for No 1? Maybe for some, not me.

Tony Pauline, SI

Better performance from Cam Newton. Eleven incompletions thrown by Newton including five drops. Solid, not spectacular, but better than Indy

Evan Silva, PFT

Newton connected on 50-of-60 passes, which is a substandard “completion percentage” for an elite quarterback prospect at an on-campus workout. For comparison, Matt Ryan was 48-of-52 at Boston College’s Pro Day in 2008, and Sam Bradford went 49-for-50 last March.
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He was throwing into a pretty stiff breeze in Indy too. No, wait a....

Actually the wind was pretty bad inside Lucas Oil Stadium that day. Rex Ryan was watching his workout closely and having judged the annual NFLPA Chilli Combine the night before, gale force winds were reported in his vicinity. :D

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